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Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico

94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.

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DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
2004-09-29 MIA04LA133 Britten-Norman BN-2A-27
N902GD
Vega Baja
Puerto Rico
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2004-09-12 ATL04LA183 Piper PA-18
N5546Z
San Juan
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2004-05-09 DCA04MA045 Atr 72
N438AT
San Juan
Puerto Rico
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
2004-02-16 NYC04FA223 Aero Commander 112
N1261J
Vieques
Puerto Rico
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2003-09-04 MIA03LA177 Britten-Norman BN-2A-27
N630VC
Cayey
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
destroyed
Final
2003-09-01 MIA03LA176 Cessna 172F
N8578U
Fajardo
Puerto Rico
no injuries
destroyed
Final
2003-08-05 MIA03IA157
incident
Cessna 402C
N371R
Arecibo
Puerto Rico
no injuries Final
2003-03-13 MIA03LA075 Beech V35B
N35SR
Humacao
Puerto Rico
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2003-02-08 MIA03LA055 Aerospatiale ATR72-212
N448AM
San Juan
Puerto Rico
serious injuries Final
2002-12-06 ATL03FA023 Cessna 150L
N11294
Arecibo
Puerto Rico
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2002-10-23 MIA03LA006 Piper PA-28-140
N2838T
Las Palmas
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2002-06-20 MIA02LA119 Cessna 208B +1 more
N786DM
Isla de Vieques
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2002-05-25 ATL02FA107 Bell 47G-4A
N6SR
Yauco
Puerto Rico
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2002-04-15 MIA02FA084 Mitsubishi MU-2B-35
N45BS
Carolina
Puerto Rico
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2002-01-26 MIA02LA051 Cessna 172P
N99295
Levittown
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2002-01-05 ATL02FA031 Cessna 441
N441AW
Rio Grande
Puerto Rico
5 killed
destroyed
Final
2001-12-29 ATL02LA028 Amateur-built 85
UNREG
Lajas
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2001-11-23 MIA02LA031 Cessna 172M
N61582
Barceloneta
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2001-07-14 MIA01LA190 Amateur-built MXL II Sport
N4305C
Arroyo
Puerto Rico
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2001-06-02 ATL01LA086 Cessna R172-K
N1278V
Culebras Island
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2001-05-13 MIA01FA140 Cessna 404
N404BA
Pena Pobre
Puerto Rico
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2001-04-04 MIA01IA110
incident
Douglas DC3A
N19BA
San Juan
Puerto Rico
no injuries
minor damage
Final
2001-02-08 MIA01FA072 Piper PA-30
N181MM
Ponce
Puerto Rico
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2001-02-06 MIA01LA073 Cessna A150K
N5915J
Cabo Rojo
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2000-12-26 MIA01LA049 Robinson R-22 BETA
N195HC
Ciales
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2000-07-08 MIA00FA208 Cessna 402C
N405MN
Vieques
Puerto Rico
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2000-04-20 MIA00LA140 Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
N7528S
Vieques
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2000-01-03 MIA00FA060 Robinson R44
N233MP
Cayey
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1999-12-23 ATL00LA018 Cessna 208B
N1315A
Adjuntas
Puerto Rico
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
1999-10-24 ATL00LA007 Cessna 150F
N8865G
Arecibo
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1999-07-29 MIA99TA206 Hughes OH-6A
N66377
Aguadilla
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1999-04-29 MIA99LA147 Robinson R22 BETA
N2314T
Lares
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1998-12-23 MIA99LA053 Cessna 402B
N8203Q
San Juan
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1998-12-05 ATL99LA029 Cessna 150B
N5957T
Adjuntas
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1998-11-29 MIA99LA045 Quicksilver MXL-2
N6153E
Humacao
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1998-10-25 MIA99FA012 Aerospatiale ATR-42-300
N143DD
San Juan
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1998-09-24 ATL98LA129 Convair 240
N91237
Loiza
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1998-07-09 MIA98IA195
incident
Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R
N80057
San Juan
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
minor damage
Final
1998-04-27 ATL98LA065 Schweizer 269C
N61193
San Juan
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1997-08-07 ATL97FA113 Pilatus BN-2 ISLANDER +1 more
N26JA
Fajardo
Puerto Rico
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
1997-07-06 ATL97LA101 Piper PA-34-200
N4515T
Fajardo
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1997-06-30 ATL97LA093 Convair 240-53
N344MM
San Juan
Puerto Rico
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1997-06-02 MIA97FA176 Cessna 172N
N4752D
Comerio
Puerto Rico
3 killed
destroyed
Final
1997-05-22 MIA97LA174 Convair CV-240
N355T
San Juan
Puerto Rico
no injuries
destroyed
Final
1997-05-11 MIA97LA159 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30
GNIUK
San Juan
Puerto Rico
serious injuries Final
1996-12-11 MIA97LA036 Beech 18G
N353T
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
1 killed
destroyed
Final
1996-10-31 ATL97LA012 Douglas C-47
N37AP
Dorado
Puerto Rico
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
1996-09-29 MIA96LA235 Bell 47G-3B-1
N1397X
Borinquen
Puerto Rico
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1996-08-03 MIA96LA201 Amateur-built SPECIAL II
N113JM
Toa Baja
Puerto Rico
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
1996-07-09 MIA96IA179
incident
Amateur-built SD3-60-200
N384MQ
San Juan
Puerto Rico
no injuries Final
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The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are never named. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.